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How A Killer Whale Calf, Trapped In Canadian Lagoon, Swam To Freedom
An orphaned killer whale calf that had been trapped for weeks in a tidal lagoon on Vancouver island, dodging multiple rescue attempts, on Friday swam out on her own, a local Indigenous tribe said.
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Tahlequah, 'Tour Of Grief' Killer Whale, Now Has "Feisty" Baby Boy
Tahlequah, the killer whale that carried her dead calf in the water for more than two weeks in 2018, is now mother to a "feisty" baby boy.
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Tahlequah, 'Tour Of Grief' Killer Whale, Gives Birth
An endangered killer whale named "Tahlequah," which famously carried her dead calf on her head in mourning for 17 days through the Salish Sea off British Columbia in 2018, is a new mother.
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Killer Whale Who Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days Is Pregnant Again
The grieving killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than 17 days in the year 2018 is now pregnant again.
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Orca Mother Finally Lets Go Of Dead Calf She Carried Around For Weeks
A grieving orca whale has released the body of her dead calf after carrying it for at least 17 days through the Pacific Ocean in an unprecedented act of mourning, according to researchers.
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Grieving Orca Mother Still Carrying Her Dead Calf. It's Been 16 Days
About two weeks ago, a heartbreaking picture of an orca mother carrying her dead calf tugged on the heartstrings of the Internet. The killer whale's calf died less than an hour after being born. Her mother, not ready to let go, was seen carrying her dead calf on her head for hours. It's now been 16 days and the orca mother still doesn't want to sa...
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Heartbreaking Pic Shows Grieving Orca Mother Carrying Dead Calf For Days
For roughly 17 months, she patiently waited like many expectant mothers to welcome her new baby into the world. On Tuesday morning, it finally happened. J35, a member of a critically endangered population of southern resident killer whales, gave birth. But moments later, the calf stopped moving. J35 watched her baby die - but wasn't ready to say go...
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'Fascinated And Horrified' Scientists Watched As A Killer Whale Drowned Another Orca's Calf
When Jared Towers and two of his colleagues set out to observe a group of orcas off the coast of Vancouver Island, they assumed it would be a routine excursion. In fact, Towers, a cetacean researcher with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, was already familiar with this particular pod of killer whales, having documented them on previous research trips.
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How A Killer Whale Calf, Trapped In Canadian Lagoon, Swam To Freedom
An orphaned killer whale calf that had been trapped for weeks in a tidal lagoon on Vancouver island, dodging multiple rescue attempts, on Friday swam out on her own, a local Indigenous tribe said.
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Tahlequah, 'Tour Of Grief' Killer Whale, Now Has "Feisty" Baby Boy
Tahlequah, the killer whale that carried her dead calf in the water for more than two weeks in 2018, is now mother to a "feisty" baby boy.
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Tahlequah, 'Tour Of Grief' Killer Whale, Gives Birth
An endangered killer whale named "Tahlequah," which famously carried her dead calf on her head in mourning for 17 days through the Salish Sea off British Columbia in 2018, is a new mother.
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Killer Whale Who Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days Is Pregnant Again
The grieving killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than 17 days in the year 2018 is now pregnant again.
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Orca Mother Finally Lets Go Of Dead Calf She Carried Around For Weeks
A grieving orca whale has released the body of her dead calf after carrying it for at least 17 days through the Pacific Ocean in an unprecedented act of mourning, according to researchers.
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Grieving Orca Mother Still Carrying Her Dead Calf. It's Been 16 Days
About two weeks ago, a heartbreaking picture of an orca mother carrying her dead calf tugged on the heartstrings of the Internet. The killer whale's calf died less than an hour after being born. Her mother, not ready to let go, was seen carrying her dead calf on her head for hours. It's now been 16 days and the orca mother still doesn't want to sa...
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Heartbreaking Pic Shows Grieving Orca Mother Carrying Dead Calf For Days
For roughly 17 months, she patiently waited like many expectant mothers to welcome her new baby into the world. On Tuesday morning, it finally happened. J35, a member of a critically endangered population of southern resident killer whales, gave birth. But moments later, the calf stopped moving. J35 watched her baby die - but wasn't ready to say go...
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'Fascinated And Horrified' Scientists Watched As A Killer Whale Drowned Another Orca's Calf
When Jared Towers and two of his colleagues set out to observe a group of orcas off the coast of Vancouver Island, they assumed it would be a routine excursion. In fact, Towers, a cetacean researcher with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, was already familiar with this particular pod of killer whales, having documented them on previous research trips.
